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settling defendant under Section 106 or
107 of CERCLA with respect to the
interim remedy for volatile organic
compounds. In addition, 10 of these 13
parties will also pay $3,350,000 to EPA
and $100,000 to DTSC. In exchange the
plaintiffs covenant not to sue the 10
settling defendants under Section 106 or
107 of CERCLA with respect to the
interim remedy for perchlorate.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the proposed Consent
Decrees. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and either e-mailed to
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or
mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to either
or both of these cases: United States v.
Andruss Family Trust, et al., (C.D. Cal.),
D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-09121/3; or United
States v. Abercrombie, et al., (C.D. Cal.),
D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-09121/2.
The proposed Consent Decrees may
be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, 450 Golden Gate
Avenue, San Francisco, California
94102. During the public comment
period, the Consent Decrees may also be
examined on the following Department
of Justice Web site, https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
ConsentlDecrees.html. A copy of the
proposed Consent Decrees may also be
obtained by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a
request to Tonia Fleetwood
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no.
(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation no.
(202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy
from the Consent Decree Library, please
enclose a check payable to the ‘‘U.S.
Treasury’’ or, if by e-mail or fax, forward
a check in that amount to the Consent
Decree Library at the stated address, in
the following amounts (25 cents per
page reproduction cost): $13.75 for the
Consent Decree in Abercrombie or $9.75
for the Consent Decree in Andruss
(without attachments).
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent
Decrees
In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that three (3) proposed Consent
Decrees in United States v. Sea Bay
Development Corp., et al., No. 2:06–cv–
624 (E.D. Va.), were lodged with the
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk
Division, on October 26, 2007.
The proposed Consent Decrees
concern a complaint filed by the United
States against Sea Bay Development
Corp., Beechtree Park, Inc., Green Sea
Farms, LLC, Elwood H. Perry, Frank T.
Williams’ Farms, Inc., and Ferrell’s
Backhoe Service, Inc., to obtain
injunctive relief from and to impose
civil penalties against the Defendants
for allegedly violating Section 301(a) of
the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C.
1311(a), by discharging dredged or fill
material and/or controlling and
directing the discharge of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States
without a permit at an approximately
1,560-acre property located in
Chesapeake, Virginia.
The proposed Consent Decrees
resolve all allegations against the
Defendants. The proposed Consent
Decree for Elwood H. Perry and Ferrell’s
Backhoe Service, Inc., requires payment
to the United States of a civil penalty in
the amount of $65,000.00. The proposed
Consent Decree for Frank T. Williams’
Farms, Inc., requires payment to the
United States of a civil penalty in the
amount of $35,000.00. The proposed
Consent Decree for Sea Bay
Development Corp., Beechtree Park,
Inc., and Green Sea Farms, LLC,
requires restoration and mitigation on a
portion of the property consisting of
approximately 873 acres of wetlands,
and the preservation in perpetuity of
that portion under a conservation
easement or deed restriction. In
addition, that Consent Decree allows the
discharge of dredged or fill material in
the remainder of the property, subject to
certain limitations.
The Department of Justice will accept
written comments relating to these
proposed Consent Decrees for thirty (30)
days from the date of publication of this
Notice. Please address comments to
Kenneth C. Amaditz, Trial Attorney,
Environmental Defense Section, P.O.
Box 23986, Washington, DC 20026, and
refer to United States v. Sea Bay
Development Corp, et al., DJ # 90–5–1–
1–05061.
The proposed consent Decrees may be
examined at the Clerk’s Office, United
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States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. In
addition, the proposed Consent Decrees
may be viewed at https://www.usdoj.gov/
enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
Russell M. Young,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense
Section, Environmental & Natural Resources
Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on October
26, 2007, a proposed Settlement
Agreement Regarding the Tri-State
Mining District Sites was filed with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Texas in In re
ASARCO LLC, et al., Case No. 05–21207
( Bankr. S.D. Tex.). The Tri-State Mining
District Sites consist of the Tar Creek
Superfund Site, in Ottawa County,
Oklahoma, the Cherokee County
Superfund Site in Cherokee County,
Kansas, the Oronogo-Duenweg Lead
Mining Belt (Jasper County) Superfund
Site in Jasper County, Missouri, and the
Newton County Mine Tailings
Superfund Site in Newton County,
Missouri. The proposed Settlement
Agreement entered into among the
United States on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency and
the Department of Interior, and the
States of Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma, and ASARCO LLC
(‘‘Asarco’’) provides that the United
States shall have total allowed general
unsecured claims of $144,000,000 for
past and future response costs and
natural resource damages for the TriState Mining District sites, and that the
States of Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma shall have allowed general
unsecured claims of $3,250,000,
$3,250,000, and $7,500,000 respectively.
The proposed Settlement Agreement
resolves the United States’ past and
future response cost and natural
resource damage claims at the Tri-State
Mining District Sites.
The Department of Justice will accept
comments relating to the proposed
Settlement Agreement for a period of
thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and mailed
either electronically to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov or in hard copy to
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decrees
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that three (3) proposed Consent Decrees in United States
v. Sea Bay Development Corp., et al., No. 2:06-cv-624 (E.D. Va.), were
lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia, Norfolk Division, on October 26, 2007.
The proposed Consent Decrees concern a complaint filed by the
United States against Sea Bay Development Corp., Beechtree Park, Inc.,
Green Sea Farms, LLC, Elwood H. Perry, Frank T. Williams' Farms, Inc.,
and Ferrell's Backhoe Service, Inc., to obtain injunctive relief from
and to impose civil penalties against the Defendants for allegedly
violating Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C.
1311(a), by discharging dredged or fill material and/or controlling and
directing the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the
United States without a permit at an approximately 1,560-acre property
located in Chesapeake, Virginia.
The proposed Consent Decrees resolve all allegations against the
Defendants. The proposed Consent Decree for Elwood H. Perry and
Ferrell's Backhoe Service, Inc., requires payment to the United States
of a civil penalty in the amount of $65,000.00. The proposed Consent
Decree for Frank T. Williams' Farms, Inc., requires payment to the
United States of a civil penalty in the amount of $35,000.00. The
proposed Consent Decree for Sea Bay Development Corp., Beechtree Park,
Inc., and Green Sea Farms, LLC, requires restoration and mitigation on
a portion of the property consisting of approximately 873 acres of
wetlands, and the preservation in perpetuity of that portion under a
conservation easement or deed restriction. In addition, that Consent
Decree allows the discharge of dredged or fill material in the
remainder of the property, subject to certain limitations.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
these proposed Consent Decrees for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Kenneth C.
Amaditz, Trial Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box 23986,
Washington, DC 20026, and refer to United States v. Sea Bay Development
Corp, et al., DJ 90-5-1-1-05061.
The proposed consent Decrees may be examined at the Clerk's Office,
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia,
Norfolk Division. In addition, the proposed Consent Decrees may be
viewed at https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
Russell M. Young,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environmental & Natural
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
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